Hoo-HOO! Get it?
It occurred to me last night that the Obama campaign might be responsible for recycling these Reverend Wright sermons. Is this crazy talk? Maybe. But hear me out.
It might bring some short term damage, but you know what else is happening through this news cycle? The words "Obama" and "Christian" and "Pastor" and "Sermon" and "Jesus" and "Spiritual Advisor" are being repeated over and over in the same context. The story itself shocks the yokels into paying attention, then they're forced to hear the truth about Senator Obama's Christianity.
Yeah, that's a long shot theory. But even if I'm totally wrong about who's responsible and why the videos were re-released yesterday (Friday 'take out the trash' day), the silver lining is plenty of discussions about Senator Obama's church and his religion. And maybe those ridiculous and dangerous rumors will be crushed a little.
UPDATE 10:10AM: Naturally, as soon as I wrote this, I noticed this post which makes the same point. This would be the second time this has happened to me this week. Oh, and this one, too.